Die Gut—und Bösartigen Lungengeschwülste.

Abstract

Part IV of Volume III of the comprehensive German "Handbook of Special Pathology"—the modern version of the classic "Henke-Lubarsch"—reviews the state of our knowledge of pulmonary tumors up to 1967. In the preface to this impressive monograph Dr. Uehlinger, the editor of this monumental series, points to what now must almost be considered a historical curiosum: In 1931, when W. Fischer first reviewed pulmonary tumors for the original series, he could do so in 98 pages, of which 38 dealt with cancer of the lungs. In the present issue Drs. Eck, Haupt, and Rothe have managed to hold the number